under fire

The first option in the plan was to leave the county through the west gate.

Alternative plan: None.

After fighting in the county town so many times, a complete routine has been formed.

Xiao Hongying didn't think the security team could stop Li Laosi at all
There were also imperial soldiers disguised as those defending the city, and the guards immediately became as frightened as quails when they saw them.

The county town has a long history, and the city gate structure is simple and ancient: stone arches, carved gatehouses, brick wall battlements, and thick wooden city gates.

The city gates that had experienced war were covered with bullet holes, and the bricks on the city walls were chipped and stained with gunpowder smoke.
No one knows how many battles have taken place here.

The arrow slits built in the era of cold weapons were changed into shooting holes, which are dense on the outside and sparse on the inside.

The platoon leader of the city defense team shouted loudly on the city wall, asking the muzzle of the Czech light machine gun that was originally pointed outside the city to be moved to the center of the tower above the city gate, pointing directly at West Street.

Wide shooting range.

One man is in charge.

No one can stop it.

More than ten rifles were placed on the walls on both sides of the machine gun, with their muzzles also pointing diagonally downward toward West Street.

At the city gate below the city wall, more than a dozen guards were divided into two groups. One group was hurriedly closing the city gate, while the other group piled up the sacks that had just been moved in from outside the city into a barricade at the entrance of the city gate as a fortification.

The shops near the city gate were crowded with people trying to get closer to the gate.

Immediately, a security guard raised his gun and shouted: "Everyone retreat, don't stand in front of grandpa's gun, spread out to the shops on both sides, and those who are not afraid of death can get close to the gun."

There were quite a few people on the street.

Seeing more than ten rifles lined up, they rushed into the nearby shops.

Soon, the only people left on the street were a few sparse people in the distance who were still running towards the city gate.

"If we put up a light machine gun here, not even a fly would be able to fly out." The squad leader of the security team standing behind the barricade looked at the half-broken light machine gun barrel on the city wall above his head with a look of regret.

"It's been a while since the gunfire in the city. Isn't it a bit of an exaggeration?" Another security guard was a little unsure about what had happened.

"You know shit! How dare you fire a gun in the city? No matter who he is, we will shut the door on him and beat him up!" The security squad leader said in a serious tone.

"I heard the gunshots, it seems to be coming from the county hospital."

“Hey, hey, hey, hey.” The squad leader of the security team thought for a moment, raised his hand and pointed at a young man standing in front of a shop not far away: “I’m talking to you, come over and tell me, what happened in the city?
The young man carefully avoided all the rifle muzzles pointing in all directions behind the barricade, moved forward a little, and finally replied from a distance of seven or eight meters, close to the wall: "Sir, this is a long story."

"Shut up and talk!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, someone blatantly attacked the county hospital in broad daylight."

"It's incredible. There was a police and criminal chase on North Second Street." Another young man in the shop behind the young man added in a hoarse voice.

Upon hearing the security guards' questions, seven or eight people immediately poked their heads out of the shops and told us what they had seen and heard.

There was excitement and worry in his tone.

"Sir, could you please open the city gate? We all have urgent matters to attend to." A middle-aged man bravely walked out of the shop and asked in a low voice.

The squad leader of the security team immediately shouted, "Get back to your shop! I've made it clear just now that the city gate is temporarily closed. If you're afraid of trouble, hide in the shop and wait until this is over. The city gate will be opened and you can get out."

Squeezed in the crowd in the shop, two people in tattered clothes hunched their necks, with bags hanging on their arms.

One of them muttered, "We have people with guns and strength. If we call everyone to rush forward, it will be easy to take down the city gate guarded by these bastards."

"It seems that you are the only one who can do this. Then tell me, what should the guards on the tower do?"

"Hey, look, isn't the patrol team that Li Laosi is pretending to be coming from the city wall?" The soldier in charge of observation whispered behind the two men.

"How brave does one have to be to do this in broad daylight?" He watched from afar the team hurrying up from the city wall to the tower.

Another one lowered his voice and said excitedly: "Hey, that's nothing, I've been to a gun tower before, and even pretended to be an imperial soldier and slapped the puppet soldiers in the face!"

"Hey, can you take me with you next time?"

“No need for next time, we can do it in a while.” Seeing the fake patrol team getting closer and closer and constantly making gestures, the man in rags who was speaking directly pulled the man in rags who had spoken earlier into the back room of the shop.

The conversation between the two made the people around them feel scared and their scalps tingle, as if there was a bloody smell on these two guys?
I quickly moved my feet and tried to get farther away from them, but unfortunately, the store was too small.
"Hey, you blind man, stop right there, what are you doing in the back room?" The shopkeeper behind the counter suddenly shouted loudly, and then changed his tone: "Excuse me, sir, spare me, I have an old man."

Three ragged men entered the back room, and two more came out of the crowd, guarding the passage leading to the back room, pointing their revolvers at everyone and shouting, "Everyone get down, don't shout, don't move around, don't blame the guns for not having eyes if you cause misunderstandings."

At the shop entrance.

Several men who were obviously in the same group as the people who went to the back room were waving Mauser pistols. One of them explained to the panicked crowd in the store, "Don't worry, everyone. We are the Little Song Jiang of Liangshan. We are temporarily borrowing your precious place to stay!"

Are we Little Song Jiang?

not educated!
Settlement?

How can you really say that you can land right under the nose of the security team?
On the city floor.

The guards on the north side suddenly saw a patrol coming from the north and shouted, "Hey, platoon leader, why are our guards patrolling in broad daylight at midnight?"

"Maybe after hearing the gunshots, the brothers from the north came to reinforce us." Upon hearing this, the platoon leader turned his head to look at the patrol team that was getting closer. He was unsure.

Hearing the conversation between the two, the guards on the city wall turned their gaze from the east street to the north city wall.

I don't seem to have seen the leader of the patrol team before?
"Hey, are you new here?" the platoon leader of the security team asked at the top of his voice.

The guard walking in front shook his neck and replied: "Just came into the city from the countryside this morning."

The platoon leader couldn't help but sigh: "Oh my god, the commander is very good at predicting and knew in advance that something would happen in the county town today."

"Haha, I've calculated it, and I have good luck today." Li Laosi smiled and said, "Maybe I can make a little fortune."

"These days, all the people who come in and out of the city are poor people. We haven't received much entrance fee in half a day. After paying it, the remaining money is not enough for our brothers to have a meal." The security platoon leader suddenly became alert. Well. He didn't doubt the other party's identity at all, but felt that there was a newcomer suddenly appearing, and the city gate collected only so much money a day, which was really not enough.
His idea now was to downplay the amount of money charged at the city gate, and he must not tell them that in the county, in addition to sharing the money, he could also privately provide protection for the merchants in the city when they were shipping goods in and out, and charge them huge fees.

We need to let them understand that these days, if someone has a gun and is a local tyrant in the countryside, life is much better than being on duty in the county town.

Let them back off when they see difficulty.

The two groups of people quickly came together.

A group of sly-looking people behind the patrol team greeted the security team members with a smile: "Brother, we are here to take over the defense! Hehehe..."

relieve?

Is it necessary to point the gun at yourself when taking over defense?
The guards finally realized something was wrong.

Which show is this from?
At gunpoint?
What are you waiting for?
Without saying a word, he pulled back the rifle that was resting on the wall and held it above his head with both hands.

A few minutes later.

The guards at the city gate were nervous, staring with wide eyes at the sky or the ground.

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All of them had their hands and feet tied and were lying together on the road along the city wall.

"If anyone dares to stand up or untie the rope, don't blame me for stabbing him in the eyes with my bayonet!"

A guard shook his head: This guy is so lazy, he doesn't even sharpen his bayonet, it's all black and dull.
Another thought: Where do these people come from?
Since they are not here to steal your business, cooperating well will help the security platoon leader put his heart at ease.

As for whether his heart is in his stomach, how can he know?
Barricade under the city wall.

Three imperial soldiers suddenly came out of the shop with bow legs.

He shouted "Bageyalu" a few times.

Then a group of police officers in black clothes and blood rushed out of the shop, shouting: "The police are investigating the case, outsiders please stay away!"

All the security team members who had not yet come to their senses were disarmed.

The security squad leader was so frightened that his calf cramped.
Did you see a ghost in broad daylight?
West Street.

Countless eyes in the shop were watching this terrifying scene in confusion.

Until a large group of people came over from the east side of the street, pushing several carts.

Soon, the guards carried the sandbags of the barricade at the entrance of the city gate and threw them to the side of the road.

With a creaking sound, the city gate was reopened.

The people waiting to leave the city in the shops saw the cart convoy coming out of the city gate.

They immediately rushed out and followed the cart out of the west city gate.

Soon, another group of people dressed as ordinary people appeared.

He was jogging out of the city with bags on his shoulders and in his hands.

Further back, someone seemed to be moving: they were carrying furniture and other things that looked a bit like a wooden bed in a county hospital.

The guards on the tower turned a blind eye to this.
Not only that, the guards with guns on their backs followed the unarmed guards down the city wall along the horse path.

They filed out of the city.

Simon suddenly became deserted.

Only the shop owner was left, occasionally craning his neck out of the shop to look around.

The roar of the three-wheeled motorcycle engine came from afar and gradually became louder.

The police officers on motorcycles were wearing peaked caps and shouting loudly, while the police officers in the trucks next to them raised their guns and shot at the moving team to the west from time to time.

The muzzle of the gun was raised a little high.

Those who were moving didn't seem to be frightened by the gunfire and just ran westward.

The sound of gunfire was very monotonous. From beginning to end, only the police officer in the front of the car, who had not washed his face for eight hundred years, was shooting.

"Hey, point the gun a little to the south, don't hurt your own people."

"Didn't they say that you can't hit anyone from 800 meters away?" The man in the truck was not convinced: "Look, they have already run two or three miles away."

"Do you believe I'll kick you down?"

"I've got my gun high enough."

Done.

Bang! Another shot was fired.

Xiao Hongying, who was mixed in the crowd, turned around and glanced at the county brigade following behind.

Looking across the crowd, the tall city walls became low.

There wasn't even a hint of excitement on his face.

Qi Zixiu, this traitor, surrendered to the Japanese and colluded with the reactionary detachments.

The plains were full of enemies, each of them very powerful.

Suddenly I remembered what Hu Yi said to her some time ago.
There were not many Japanese troops on the plains, but most of them were puppet soldiers who betrayed their country for personal gain and joined the Japanese.

I looked up at the gray-blue sky.
From the time she left the mountain until now, she felt for the first time that the road ahead seemed infinitely long.
"Ouch, I got shot." A strange voice shouted in the team. (End of this chapter)